Introduction We come this evening to the final part of Matthew's gospel. Last week we read of the burial of the Lord; and of the securing of the tomb; and of the fear of the guards and the joy of the women. The guards were afraid, because of the angel, who appeared from heaven and … Continue reading Matthew 28(11–20) →

Introduction I see that the last time we had a pre-communion, I preached from Matthew 26 which included Matthew's account of the first Lord's Supper. After that we had a break over the summer and we've had other Wednesdays off for Fresh and for the tract distribution. And so, we haven't got much further through … Continue reading Matthew 27(57)–28(10) →

Introduction In the passage we studied last week we saw how the Roman soldiers and three groups of Jews mocked the Lord. The Roman soldiers mocked him when they dressed him up to look like a king and when they pretended to hail him as their king. And then three groups of Jews mocked him: … Continue reading Matthew 27(45–56) →

Introduction The last couple of times we met together on a Wednesday evening, we studied the Lord's trial before the Sanhedrin and the Lord's trial before Pilate. The Sanhedrin was the Jewish court of the law and they were looking for evidence against the Lord Jesus, so that they could put him to death. And … Continue reading Matthew 27(27–44) →

Introduction In the passage we studied the last time we had the contrast between, on the one hand, the Lord Jesus who openly confessed that he is the Christ, God's Anointed King; and on the other hand, there was Peter, who denied knowing the Lord Jesus. One made a true confession, while the other did … Continue reading Matthew 27(01–26) →

Introduction We're coming closer and closer to the Lord's death on the cross. Two weeks ago we read how the Lord went with his disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prayed to his Heavenly Father. Then last week we read how Judas the Betrayer led a large crowd to the Garden in order … Continue reading Matthew 26(57–75) →

Introduction Last week we read how the Lord went with eleven of the disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane; and there he began to be sorrowful and troubled as he thought about how he would soon drink the cup of suffering and bear in our place the punishment we deserve for our sins. God's wrath … Continue reading Matthew 26(47–56) →

Introduction Before I went on holiday we studied verses 31 to 35 of Matthew 26 where the Lord predicted that all of his disciples will fall away on account of him. Peter protested that even if the others fall away, he never will. But the Lord responded by telling Peter that he -- Peter -- … Continue reading Matthew 26(36–46) →

Introduction We spent our time last week on the first 30 verses of chapter 26, which began with the Lord predicting that he would be handed over to be crucified at the time of the Passover Feast. And Matthew went on to record that the chief priests and elders were plotting to arrest him and … Continue reading Matthew 26(31–35) →

Introduction In chapter 24 the Lord Jesus not only spoke about the troubles and trials we can expect in these, the last days in which we're living, but he also spoke about his second coming, when he will come on the clouds with power and great glory and send his angels throughout the earth to … Continue reading Matthew 26(01–30) →